The FLORA and FAUNA

As the title of this document indicates, this is a work in progress. If you find errors, or if you wish to add to the lists, please notify Christa Mueller at 655-2238 or to e mail FnCMueller@aol.com.

The lists have been compiled from information received from: Harry McCarty, Robert Deming, Robert Hannah and Christa Mueller. A day-long walk across the Island in August 2002 with Don Cameron of the Maine Natural Areas Program resulted in the bulk of the Flora lists. At other seasons we are certain to find many additions.

The lists will be updated from time to time. Needless to say, expert input would be welcome, particularly regarding Mosses, Fungi, Grasses, Lichens and small mammals. These are very specialized fields, and our lists are very fundamental.

Common Name	Scientific Name	Family

Blackbird, Red-winged	Agelaius phoeniceus	Icteridae
Bobolink	Dolichonyx oryzivorus	Icteridae
Buffelhead	Bucephala albeola	Anatidae
Bunting, Snow	Plectrophenax nivalis	Emberizidae

Catbird, Grey	Dumetella carolinensis	Mimidae
Chickadee, Black-capped	Poecile atricapillus	Paridae
Cormorant, Double-crested	Phalacrocorax auritus	Phalacrocoracidae
Cowbird, Brown-headed	Molothrus ater	Icteridae
Creeper, Brown	Certhia americana	Certhidae
Crow, American	Corvus brachyrhynchos	Corviidae
Cuckoo, Black-billed	Coccyzus erythropthalmus	Cuculidae

Dove, Mourning	Zenaida macroura	Columbidae
Duck, American Black	Anas rubripes	Anatidae
Wood Duck	Aix sponsa	Anatidae
Eagle, Bald	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Accipitridae
Finch, Purple	Carpodacus purpureus	Fringillidae
Flicker. Northern	Colaptes auratus	Picidae
Flycatcher, Great Crested	Myiarchus crinitus	Tyrannidae
Flycatcher, Willow	Empidonax traillii	Tyrannidae
Flycatcher, Yellow-bellied	Empidonax flaviventris	Tyrannidae

Goldeneye, Common	Bucephala clangula	Anatidae
Goldfinch, American	Carduelis tristis	Fringillidae
Goose, Canada	Branta canadensis	Anatidae
Goose, Snow	Chen caerulescens	Anatidae
Goshawk, Northern	Accipiter gentilis	Accipitridae
Grackle, Common	Quiscalus Quiscula	Icteridae
Grebe, Horned	Podiceps auritus	Podicipedidae
Grosbeak, Evening	Coccothraustes vespertinus	Fringillidae
Grosbeak, Rose-breasted	Pheucticus ludovicianus	Cardinalidae
Grouse, Ruffed	Bonasa umbellus	Tetraonidae
Grouse, Spruce	Falcipennis canadensis	Tetraonidae
Gull, Bonapart’s	Larus philadelphia	Laridae
Gull, Greater Black-backed	Larus marinus	Laridae
Gull, Herring	Larus argentatus	Laridae

Hawk, Broad-winged	Buteo platypterus	Accipitridae
Hawk, Cooper’s	Accipiter cooperii	Accipitridae
Hawk, Red-tailed	Buteo jamaicensis	Accipitridae
Heron, Great Blue	Ardea herodias	Ardeidae
Heron, Green	Butorides virescens	Ardeidae
Hummingbird, Ruby-throated	Archilochus colubris	Trochilidae

Jay, Blue	Cyanocitta cristata	Corvidae
Junco, Dark-eyed	Junco hyemalis	Emberizidae

Kestrel, American	Falco sparverius	Falconidae
Killdeer	Charadrius vociferus	Charadriidae
Kingbird, Eastern	Tyrannus tyrannus	Tyrannidae
Kingfisher, Belted	Ceryle alcyon	Alcedinidae
Kinglet, Golden-crowned	Regulus satrapa	Regulidae
Kinglet, Ruby-crowned	Regulus calendula	Regulidae
Loon, Common	Gavia immer	Gaviidae

Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae
Meadowlark, Eastern	Sturnella magna	Icteridae
Merganser, Common	Mergus merganser	Anatidae
Merganser, Red-breasted	Mergus serrator	Anatidae
Mockingbird, Northern	Mimus polyglottos	Mimidae
Nighthawk, Common	Chordeiles minor	Caprimulgidae
Nuthatch, White-breasted	Sitta carolinensis	Sittidae
	Parula americana	Parulidae
Oriole, Baltimore (Northern)	Icterus galbula	Icteridae
Orchard Oriole	Icterus spurius	Icteridae
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus	Accipitridae
Ovenbird	Seiurus aurocapillus	Parulidae
Owl, Barred	Strix varia	Strigidae
Owl, Great Horned	Bubo virginianus	Strigidae
Owl, Northern Saw-whet	Aegolius acadicus	Strigidae
Petrel, Leach’s Storm	Oceanodroma leucorhoa	Hydrobatidae
Pewee, Eastern Wood	Contopus virens	Tyrannidae
Phoebe, Eastern	Sayornis phoebe	Tyrannidae
Pintail, Northern	Anas acuta	Anatidae
Plover, Semipalmated	Charadrius semipalmatus	Charadriidae
Robin, American	Turdus migratorius	Turdidae

Sandpiper, Solitary	Tringa solitaria	Scolopacidae
Sandpiper, Spotted	Actitis macularia	Scolopacidae
Sapsucker, Yellow-bellied	Sphyrapicus varius	Picidae
Scoter, White-winged	Melanitta fusca	Anatidae
Shrike, Loggerhead	Lanius ludovicianus	Laniidae
Siskin, Pine	Carduelis pinus	Fringillidae
Sparrow, American Tree	Spizella arborea	Emberizidae
Sparrow, Chipping	Spizella passerina	Emberizidae
Sparrow, House	Passer domesticus	Passeridae
Sparrow, Lincoln’s	Melospiza lincolnii	Emberizidae
Sparrow, Savanah	Passerculus sandwichensis	Emberizidae
Sparrow, Song	Melospiza melodia	Emberizidae
Sparrow, White-throated	Zonotrichia albicollis	Emberizidae
Starling, European	Sturnus vulgaris	Sturnidae
Swallow, Bank	Riparia riparia	Hirundinidae
Swallow, Barn	Hirundo rustica	Hirundinidae
Swallow, Cliff	Petrochelidon pyrrhonota	Hirundinidae
Swallow, Tree	Tachycineta bicolor	Hirundinidae
Swift, Chimney	Chaetura pelagica	Apodidae

Tanager, Scarlet	Piranga olivacea	Thraupidae
Tern, Common	Sterna hirundo	Laridae
Thrasher, Brown	Toxostoma rufum	Mimidae
Thrush, Grey-cheeked	Catharus minimus	Turdidae
Thrush, Hermit	Catharus guttatus	Turdidae
Thrush, Wood	Hylocichla mustelina	Turdidae
Titmouse, Tufted	Baeolophus bicolor	Paridae
Towhee, Eastern	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Emberizidae
Turkey, Wild	Meleagris gallapavo	Phasianidae
Veery	Catharus fuscescens	Turdidae
Vireo, Philadelphia	Vireo philadelphicus	Vireonidae
Vireo, Red-eyed	Vireo olivaceus	Vireonidae
Vireo, Solitary (Blue-headed)	Vireo solitarius	Vireonidae
Vireo, Warbling	Vireo gilvus	Vireonidae
Vireo, Yellow-throated	Vireo flavifrons	Vireonidae

Warbler, Bay-breasted	Dendroica castanea	Parulidae
Warbler. Blackburnian	Dendroica fusca	Parulidae
Warbler, Black-throated Blue	Dendroica caerulescens	Parulidae
Warbler, Black-throated Green	Dendroica virens	Parulidae
Warbler, Black-and-white	Mniotilta varia	Parulidae
Warbler, Chestnut-sided	Dendroica pensylvanica	Parulidae
Warbler, Magnolia	Dendroica magnolia	Parulidae
Warbler, Myrtle (Yellow-rumped)	Dendroica coronata	Parulidae
Warbler, Nashville	Vermivora ruficapilla	Parulidae
Warbler, Palm	Dendroica palmarum	Parulidae
Warbler, Northern Parula	Parula americana	Parulidae
Warbler, Prairie	Dendroica discolor	Parulidae
Warbler, Tennessee	Vermivora Peregrina	Parulidae
Warbler, Wilson’s	Wilsonia pusilla	Parulidae
Warbler, Worm-eating	Helmitheros vermivorous	Parulidae
Warbler, Yellow-throated	Dendroica dominica	Parulidae
Warbler, Yellow	Dendroica petechia	Parulidae
Waterthrush, Northern	Seiurus noveboracensis	Parulidae
Waxwing, Cedar	Bombycilla garrulus	Bombycillidae
Whip-poor-will	Caprimulgus vocifera	Caprimulgidae
Woodpecker, Black-backed	Picoides arcticus	Picidae
Woodpecker, Downy	Picoides pubescens	Picidae
Woodpecker, Hairy	Picoides villosus	Picidae
Woodpecker, Pileated	Dryocopus pileatus	Picidae
Woodpecker, Three-toed	Picoides tridactylus	Picidae

Yellowlegs, Greater	Tringa melanoleuca	Scolopacidae
Yellowlegs. Lesser	Tringa flavipes	Scolopacidae

Beaver	Castor Canadensis
Bats	unspecified
Deer, Whitetail	Odocoileus virginianus
Fisher	Marles pennanti
Fox, Red	Vulpes fulva
Hare, Snowshoe	Lepus americanus
Mink	Mustela vison
Moose	Alces alces
Mouse, Deer	Peromyscus leucopus
Mouse. White-footed	Peromyscus maniculatus
Muskrat	Ondatra zibethica
Otter, River	Lutra canadensis

Raccoon	Procyon lotor
Squirrel, Northern Flying	Glaucomys sabrinus
Squirrel, Eastern Gray	Sciurus carolinensis
Squirrel, Red	Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Vole, Boreal Redback	Clethrionomys gapperi
Vole, Meadow	Microtus pennsylvanicus

Frog, Green	Rana clamitans melanota
Frog, Wood	Rana sylvatica
Snake, Northern Ringneck	Diadophis punctatus edwardsii
Treefrog, Gray	Hyla versicolor or H. chrysoscelis
Turtle, Common Snapping	Chelydra serpentine

Bracken	Pteridium aquilinum
Beech Fern	Thelypteris phegopteris
Cinnamon Fern	Osmunda cinnemonea
Hay-scented Fern	Dennstaeatia punctilobula
Interrupted Fern	Osmunda claytoniana
Lady Fern	Atherium filix femina
Marsh Fern	Thelypteris palustris
New York Fern	Thelypteris noveboracensis
Royal Fern	Osmunda regalis
Sensitive Fern	Onoclea sensibilis

Running Pine (Christmas Green)	Lycopodium complanatum
Staghorn Clubmoss (Wolf’s Claw)	Lycopodium clavatum
Wood Horsetail	Equisetum sylvaticum

Artist’s Fungi	Ganoderma applanatum
Black Morel	Morchella conica
Calocera viscosa (Yellow Fingers)
Clavavia flava
Ganoderma lucidum
Giant False Morel	Gyromitra gigas
Narrowheaded Morel	Morchella augusticeps
Taphrina alni-incanae

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Fern Allies

INTRODUCTION

FERN ALLIES

Burreed	Sparganium americanum
Bluejoint Grass, Canadian	Carex bullata
Carex comosa
Carex gynandra
Carex interior
Carex intumescens (Inflated Sedge)
Carex lurida
Carex vesicaria
Crabgrass	Digitaria sanguinalis
Fescue, Hair	Destuca capillata Lam.
Fescue,Meadow	Festuca elatior
Fescue, Red	Festuca rubra L.
Giant Sedge	Carex
Grove Meadowgrass	Poa alsodes Gray.
Horsetail	Eddquisetum arvense
Manna Grass	Glyceria striata
Orchard Grass	Dactrylis glomerata
Rattlesnake Grass
Ryegrass, Perennial	Lolium perenne L.
Slender Oatgrass	Danthonia compressa
Soft Rush	Juncus effuses
Spiked Rush
Sweet Vernalgrass	Anthoxanthum odoratum L.
Three-spiked Sedge	Carex trisperma
Timothy Grass	Dactylis glomerata
Woolgrass	Scirpus cyperinus

British Soldiers	Cladonia cristatella
Haircap Moss	Polytrichum juniperinum
Map Lichen	Phizocarpon geographicum
Pixie Cup	Cladonia pyxidatu
Princess Pine (Groundpine, Club Moss)	Lycopodium obscurum
Reindeer Lichen	Cladonia rangifera
Spagnum Moss
Staghorn Clubmoss (ally)	Lycopodium clavatum

Azalea, Pink	Rhododendron nudiforum	Heath
Bayberry, Northern	Myrica pensylvanica	Wax myrtle
Blackberry, Common	Rubus allegheniensis	Rose
Buttonbush	Cephalanthus occidentalis	Madder
Blueberry, Highbush	Vaccinium corymbosum	Heath
Blueberry, Lowbush	Vaccinium angustifolium	Heath
Devil’s Walking Stick (Hercules Club)	Aralia spinosa	Gensing
Dogwood, Silky	Cornus amomum	Dogwood
Honeysuckle, Northern Bush	Diervilla lonicera	Honeysuckle
Huckleberry, Black	Gaylussacia baccata	Heath
Leatherleaf	Chamaedaphne calyculata	Heath
Mountain Holly	Nemopanthus mucronata	Holly
Pepperbush, Sweet	Clethra alnifolia	White alder
Raspberry	Rubus idaeus	Rose
Sumac, Staghorn	Rhus hirta	Sumac
Sweet Gale	Myrica gale	Wax myrtle
Virburnum, Maple-leaf	Viburnum acerifolium	Honeysuckle
Willow, Bebb	Salix bebbiana	Willow
Willow, Pussy	Salix discolor	Willow
Winterberry (Black Alder)	Ilex verticillata	Holly
Witch Hazel	Hamamelis virginiana	Witch hazel

Ash, White	Fraxinus Americana	Olive
Aspen, Largetooth	Populus grandidentata	Willow
Aspen, Quaking	Populus tremuloides	Willow
Balsam Fir	Abies balsamea	Pine
Beech, American	Fagus grandifolia	Beech
Birch, Gray	Betula populifolia	Birch
Birch, Paper	Betula papyrifera	Birch
Birch, Sweet (or Black)	Betula lenta	Birch
Birch, Yellow	Betula alleghaniensis	Birch
Elder, American (Elderberry)	Sambucus Canadensis	Honeysuckle
Hemlock, Eastern	Tsuga Canadensis	Pine
Hophornbeam (Ironwood)	Ostrya virginiana	Birch
Maple, Red	Acer rubrum	Maple
Maple, Striped	Pensylvanicum	Maple
Maple, Sugar	Acer saccharum	Maple
Oak, Northern Red	Quercus rubra	Beech
Pine, Eastern White	Pinus strobes	Pine
Pine, Pitch	Pinus rigida	Pine
Pine, Red	Pinus resinosa	Pine
Spruce, White	Picea glauca	Pine
Tupelo, Black (Black Gum)	Nyssa sylvatica	Gum
Willow, Bebb	Salix bebbiana	Willow
Willow, Black	Salix nigra	Willow

Name	Scientific name	Family

Agrimony	Agrimonia gryposepala	Rose
Arrowhead (Duck potato)	Sagittaria latifolia	Water plantain
Aster, New England	Aster novae-angliae	Aster
Aster, New York	Aster novae-belgii	Aster
Aster, Sharp-leaved (Whorled)	Aster acuminatus	Aster

Beechdrops	Epifagus virginianus	Broomrape
Bindweed, Hedge	Convolvulus sepium	Morning Glor
Blackeyed Susan	Rudbeckia serotina	Composite
Bladderwort, Common	Utricularia vulgaris	Bladderwort
Bladderwort, Radiating	Utricularia radiate	Bladderwort
Bladderwort, Swollen	Utricularia inflate	Bladderwort
Bluets	Houstonia caerulea	Madder
Blue eyed Grass	Sisyrinchium montanum	Iris
Blue Flag	Iris versicolor	Iris
Blue Toadflax	Linaria Canadensis	Figwort Boneset
	Eupatorium perfoliatum	Composite
Bugelweed, Northern	Lycopus uniflorus	Mint
Bunchberry	Cornus Canadensis	Dogwood
Butter and Eggs	Linaria vulgaris	Figwort
Buttercup, Common	Ranunculus acris	Buttercup

Campion, White	Lychnis alba	Pinks
Canada Mayflower	Maianthemum canadense	Lily
Cattail, Common	Typha latifolia	Cattail
Cinquefoil, Roughfruited	Potentilla recta	Rose
Clover, Hop	Trifolium agrarium	Pea
Clover, Rabbit Foot	Trifolium arvense	Pea
Clover, Red	Trifolium pretense	Pea
Clover,White	Trifolium repens	Pea
Cowwheat	Mylampyrum lineare	Figwort
Cyprus Spurge	Euphorbia cyparissias	Spurge

Dandelion, Common	Taraxacum officinale	Aster/Compos
Day Lily	Hemerocallis fulva	Lily
Dogbane, Spreading	Apocynum cannabinum	Dogbane

Evening Primrose	Oenothera biennis	Evening Primr

Feverfew	Chrysanthemum parthenium	Composite
Fleabane, Common	Erigeron philadelphicus	Aster/Compos
Forget-me-not, True	Myosotis scorpioides	Borage

Giant Sunflower	Helianthus giganteus	Composite
Goldenrod, Canadian	Solidago Canadensis	Solidago
Goldenrod, Grassleafed	Euthamia tenuifolia	Solidago
Goldenrod, Gray	Solidago nemoralis	Solidago
Goldthread	Coptis groenlandica	Buttercup
Grape, Fox	Vitas labrusca	Grape
Green Wood Orchid	Plantanthora orchis	Orchid

Harebell (Bluebell)	Campanula rotundifolia	Bellflower
Hawkweed, Field	Heiracium caespitosum	Aster/Compos
Hawkweed,Orange	Heiracium aurantiacum	Aster/Compos
Hedge-hyssop, Golden (Pert)	Gratiola aurea	Figwort
Henbit	Lamium amplexicaule	Mint
Hog Peanut	Amphicarpa bracteata	Pea
Horehound	Marrubium vulgare	Mint

Indian Cucumber Root	Medeola virginiana	Lily
Indian Pipe	Monotropa uniflora	Pyrola
Indian Tobacco	Lobelia inflate	Bellflower

Jack-in-the-pulpit (Indian Turnip)	Arisaema atrorubens	Arum

Lady’s Slipper, Pink	Cypripedium acaule	Orchis
Lady’s Thumb	Polygonum persicaria	Buckwheat
Lance-leaved Violet	Viola lanceolata	Violet
Lily-of-the-valley	Maianthemum canadense	Lily
Loosestrife,Yellow	Lysimachia terrestris	Loosestrife Loosestrife,Whorled
Lysimachia quadrifolia	Loosestrife

Meadow Sweet	Spiraea latafolia	Rose
Milkweed, Common	Asclepias syriaca	Milkweed Mullein, Common
Verbascum thapsus	Figwort

Nettle, Purple Dead	Lamium purpureum	Mint

Orchid, Ragged Fringed	Habenaria lacera	Orchis
Oxeye Daisy	Chrysanthemum leucanthemum	Composite

Partridge Berry	Mitchella repens	Madder
Pearly Everlasting	Anaphalis margaritacea	Composite
Pinesap	Monotropa hypopithys	Pyrola
Pineweed (Orange Grass)	Hypericum gentianoides	St. Johnswort
Pink, Maiden	Dianthus deltoids	Pinks
Pipewort	Eriocaulon sepangulare	Pipewort
Plantain, Common	Plantago major	Plantain
Poison Ivy	Rhus radicans	Sumac

Quickweed	Galinsoga ciliate	Composite
Queen Anne’s Lace (Wild Carrot)	Daucus carota	Parsley

Rattlesnake Root (white lettuce)	Prenanthes alba	Composite
Ribbonleaf pondweed
Rugosa Rose	Rosa rugosa	Rose

St. Johnswort, Common	Hypericum perforatum	St. Johnswort
St. Johnswort, Marsh Pink	Hypericum virginicum	St. Johnswort
Sarsaparilla, Wild	Aralia nudicaulis	Gensing
Seedbox	Ludwigia alternifolia	Evening Primr
Silverrod	Solidago bicolor	Solidago
Small-flowered Gerardia	Gerardia paupercula	Figwort
Snailseed Pond Weed	Potemogeton bicupulatus
Snowberry, Creeping	Gaultheria hispidula	Heath
Solomon’s Seal, False	Smilacina racemosa	Lily
Solomon’s Seal, Star-flowered	Smilacina stellata	Lily
Solomon’s S., Three-leaved False	Smilacina trifolia	Lily
Solomon’s Seal, Smooth	Polygonatum biflorum	Lily
Speedwell, Common	Veronica officinalis	Figwort
Stitchwort, Lesser	Stelleria graminea	Pinks
Starflower	Trientalis borealis	Primrose
Steeple Bush (Swamp Candles)	Spiraea tomentosa	Rose
Strawberry, Common Wild	Fragaria virginiana	Rose
Sundrops	Oenothera fruticosa	Evening Primr

Toadflax, Bastard (Star)	Comandra umbellata	Sandlewood
Touch-me-not, Spotted	Impatiens capensis	Touch-me-not
Trailing Arbutus	Epigaea repens	Heath

Vetch, Cow (Purple Vetch)	Vicia cracca	Pea
Vetch, Crown	Coronilla varia	Pea
Virginia Creeper (Woodbine)	Parthenocissus quinquefolia	Grape

Willow Herbs	Epilobium	Evening Primr
Wintergreen (Checkerberry)	Gaultheria procumbens	Heath
Wood Sorrel, Yellow	Oxalis stricta	Wood sorrel

Yarrow (Milfoil)	Achillea millefolium	Aster/Compos